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Wish to be a part of the Smart Nation Initiative? Join the Smart Nation Startup Bootcamp! Synopsis: You can be part of the Smart Nation Initiative! Singapore is striving towards becoming the world’s first Smart Nation. There are infinite opportunities for innovations to bloom in this exciting area – from home living, mobility, to healthcare and…

Learn how to leverage digital marketing for SMEs and startups! Synopsis: About the Speakers: Sharon Neo – Digital Marketing Trainer at Digital Influence Lab Sharon is founder of Digital Influence Lab which provides digital marketing solutions (done-for-you, consultancy, training) for brands and companies in Singapore and across the world, with a focus on social media…

Ziegler hopes that Singapore can become the new destination for Australia’s budding startups, slowly but surely superseding the Valley You have to have dissension to have innovation, and a culture that lacks that element of entrepreneurial spirit will struggle to produce high-impact startups. Joseph Ziegler, formerly of Amazon Web Services and a veteran angel investor…

SLUSH ASIA brings big thinking and a global community to Asia Synopsis: On April 24th, Slush Asia brings together people with big dreams and determination in Tokyo. Originally from Finland, Slush has grown to become one of the world’s largest startup events and has made a second home in Asia. The goal of the non-profit…

Startup investor and Y Combinator’s Co-founder Paul Graham discusses how a maker’s schedule is different from the manager’s We’ve already established that everyone dislikes inefficient team meetings. But did you know there are two different perspectives your team might have on meetings? Here’s some brain food by startup investor Paul Graham discussing maker’s schedule and…

Employee turnover is a major problem, but there are ways to avoid it and build a stronger, more cohesive team Employee turnover is one of the biggest issues facing any small firm, including ours. The Wall Street Journal estimates that it costs more than twice the amount of an employee’s salary to find and…

Wearable products mean new functions, streamlined authentication processes, and increased security, along with a new look at privacy and consent On March 2, I attended the We Are Wearables event held at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. We Are Wearables hosted an exceptionally stimulating conversation about wearable technology, payments, identity, and privacy concerns. These discussions…

Are you in a cybersecurity-related startup? Join the Security Startup Challenge in Singapore! Synopsis: Designed to provide cybersecurity related startups with the expertise and skills needed to roll out their business worldwide, Security Startup Challenge is an exciting new program developed by Kaspersky Lab, Mangrove Capital Partners and ABRT Venture Fund. The program harnesses expertise from…

The FinTech Innovation Lab brings together FinTech startups with senior executives from leading financial institutions. Synopsis: Are you an early-stage business with an innovative idea? An established company with a fresh take on financial services? Or an IT entrepreneur with industry-changing IP? The FinTech Innovation Lab APAC has been developed to help you refine and test…

Network with the heavyweights of series A venture funding at JumpStart Connect! Synopsis: In this session of JumpStart Connect, we bring to you the heavy weights in series A venture capital funding. However, instead of startups pitching to investors, we will turn the tables and have investors pitch to startups instead! Get to know the…

Join Ardent Capital, Cyberagent Ventures, Telenor, AIS, and Softlayer in the Rocket-In BKK Startup Showcase & Networking Party! Synopsis: Want to mingle and share insights with fellow entrepreneurs? Want to find possible partners on a new idea that you are working on? Or, you might just want to grab a beer and relax with startups like…

Meet the entrepreneurs behind the new 8 million dollar Thai startup! Synopsis: ThinkOfLiving.com is a 4-year old Thai Real Estate Startup focused exclusively on new project developments (new condos and new houses for sale). The small team, lead by 2 young Thai Entrepreneurs, Oe and Beam, has recently made the headlines when iProperty, one…

DriveKool wants to change the driving school industry like the way redBus revolutionised the bus industry; it has served over 700 customers A few years ago Mahesh Gidwani, a Masters of Computer Applications graduate hailing from a remote village in Madhya Pradesh in central India, was looking for a good driving school for his wife…

Hear from Erwan Macé of Bitsmedia, which scaled to 15 millions downloads and 1 million daily active users with less than 5 people. Synopsis: Get ready to gather with like-minded members who are all ready to collaborate for an session filled with exclusive insider tips and tricks over lunch at The Co! Join Erwan Macé,…